HOPE – Congratulations to the Leadership Hope-Hempstead County Class of 2026!
Thursday night was the perfect ending to a year spent learning, connecting, growing, and discovering just how many different pieces it takes to make Hope and Hempstead County the community we call home.
Throughout this year, we’ve talked about the leadership puzzle — how every person brings a different piece through their experiences, strengths, ideas, and perspectives. Tonight, we celebrated nine graduates who each have their own important place in that puzzle.
We proudly celebrated nine graduates:
🎓 Ashton Farrell — President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home
🎓 Candace Harvel — Farmers Bank & Trust
🎓 Casey Curtis — UAHT
🎓 Dolan Moses-Morse — Cablelynx Broadband
🎓 Jennifer Ghormley — City of Hope
🎓 Katie Barnes — Farmers Bank & Trust
🎓 Kimberly McMahan — Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce
🎓 Mark Ross — City of Hope
🎓 Sheardon Pearce — Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center
We were honored to hear from Mayor Don Still, Arkansas State Representative Dolly Henley, Mark Chockran with our Graduation Sponsor Hope Auto, and Dr. Carol Ann Duke, LHHC Alumni Coordinator, along with a special presentation from the 2026 Leadership class.
Congratulations to Katie Barnes, Kimberly McMahan, and Sheardon Pearce for perfect attendance! 👏
Thank you to Daniel Shelman for leading the prayer, Sheila Malone for leading the pledge, and Aley Mendoza for recognizing our sponsors.
We are grateful to all sponsors who supported Leadership Hope-Hempstead County this year. Thank you also to Hempstead Hall and its staff, Leadership Alumni, the Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and every business, organization, speaker, volunteer, and community partner who invested in this class.
Class of 2026 — you are important pieces of the leadership puzzle in Hope and Hempstead County. We are proud of you and excited to see what you do next!
Congratulations, Class of 2026!
